History and fiction
Subtitle: six essays celebrating the centenary of Sir Ronald Syme (1903-1989)
By: Miriam Griffin ... [et al.] ; edited by R.S.O. Tomlin.
Contributors: Griffin, Miriam T.; Syme, Ronald, 1903-1989.; Tomlin, R.S.O.
Publisher: Grime & Selwood
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: History in literature.; Historical fiction.; Historical drama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

"These essays were originally delivered as the Wolfson College Lectures 2003." --Preface.
Table of contents: title: 'Lifting the mask' : Syme on fictional history / Miriam Griffin; title: 'Truth severe, by fairy fiction drest' : reality and the Roman imagination / Kathleen Coleman; title: How to be a Roman emperor : an autobiography / Keith Hopkins; title: History as fiction in the novels of Patrick O'Brian / N.A.M. Rodger; title: War of words : the British Army and the Western Front 1914-18 / Richard Holmes; title: 'How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport?' : history and drama / Julian Mitchell.